PHYSICS FOR SCIEN & ENGNR W/MOD MAST
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Author: GIANCOLI
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Chapter 3, Problem 89GP
In hot pursuit, Agent Logan of the FBI must get directly across a 1200-m-wide river in minimum time. The river’s current is 0.80 m/s, he can row a boat at 1.60 m/s, and he can run 3.00 m/s. Describe the path he should take (rowing plus running along the shore) for the minimum crossing time, and determine the minimum time.
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